[Galaxy S III General] Willy89:
Hi to all.

This community gave a lot to me, so it's time do do something for her.

From today, i will start to publish some "noob-friendly" (i'm a noob too) guide for our S3 (I9300 version ONLY)

This guide are written by a noob and are explained step by step. Hope they are easy understandable.

BEFORE FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SAMSUNG DRIVERS INSTALLED.

So, my dear friends, let's get started:

GUIDE ON HOW TO INSTALL ROM ON S3 (italian version here)

WHAT DO YOU NEED

- PC

- S3

- USB Cable

- Odin

- ROM

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

1) First of all choose a Rom and download it. Choose from here, here or here

5) Male sure once again that USB drivers are installed

6) Run Odin AS ADMINISTRATOR

7) Make sure that only F. Reset and AutoReboot are ticked, nothing else.

8) Click on PDA and browse to your chosen Rom

9) Once selected, you will finf your rom's path next to PDA voice

10) Repeat once again step 7

11) Hit START

12) Wait for the end WITHOUT removing your phone. When Finished a green square with PASS text will appear.

13) Phone will reboot and install a script

14) If necessary, do the "first boot" configuration

15) Congratulations, you have installed your ROM!!!

GUIDE ON HOW TO ROOT YOUR PHONE (italian version here, second part of the post)

WHAT DO YOU NEED

- PC

- S3

- USB Cable

- Odin

- Sasmung SGS3 Toolkit

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

1) First of all, download and install Samsung SGS3 Toolkit. Then Run it as administrator.

2) If you have the premium version type yes on the screen for updates, otherwise type no

3) Choose your actual android version by typing the correct number (in my case 06)

4) If plugged, unplug your device and type 1.

5) Samsung driver will be installed

6) Plug your device back

7) Choose voice number 2 (root/unroot) and press enter

8) Choose voice number 3 (all in one) and press enter

9) Choose the number of the recovery you want (i recommend voice 1)

10) Choose the number of the superuser you want (i suggest 2)

11) Make sure that "USB debugging"is selected on your device. If it is not, unplug the phone, select it then plug the phone back.

12) Type Yes and press enter

13) Phone will reboot in download mode

14) Odin will open by itself

15) Make sure that only F. Reset and AutoReboot are ticked, nothing else.

16) Select PDA and browse to the odin folder, looking for the file that SGS3 Toolkit tells you to pick up and choose it

17) Repeat step 15

18) Hit Start and a super fast flash will begin

19) Phone will reboot

20) Wait some time then close Odin

21) SGS3 will execute some fast operations

22) On screen will appear "Congratulations, you hacked it"

23) Check if your super user app is present

24) Close SGS3

25) Enjoy your rooted device

HOW TO WIPE DATA, CACHE AND DALVIK CACHE (italian version here)

WHAT DO YOU NEED

- S3

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

1) First of all, make sure that recovery is installed.

2) Recovery installed. If it ih not, follow the previous guide (the one about rooting your phone) to install it. I suggest Clockwork Mod

3) Once installed, Power Off your phone.

4) Boot it into recovery mode, by pressing and keep pressed Volume Up, Home and Power Button

6) Chose the voice "Wipe data/factory reset"

7) Choose YES and wait for wiping do be completed.

8) Choose "Wipe cache"

9) Choose YES and wait for wiping do be completed.

10) Choose "Advanced"

11) Choose "wipe dalvik cache"

12) Choose YES and wait for wiping do be completed.

13) Congratulations, you've made it!!!

HOW TO FLASH A NEW MODEM VIA AROMA (italian version here)

WHAT DO YOU NEED

- Modem

- PC

- S3

- USB Cable

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

1) Choose the modem you like and download it

2) Connect your phone to the pc trough the usb cable

3) Copy the selected modem in your external SD card

4) Boot it into recovery mode, by pressing and keep pressed Volume Up, Home and Power Button

5) Select "install zip from sd card"

6) Select "choose zip from external sdcard"

7) Choose the modem you have just copied on yor phone

8) Wait for the installation to finish

9) Choose "Go back"

10) Choose "Reboot system now"

11) Enjoy your new modem

HOW TO FLASH ROMS WITH MOBILE ODIN PRO (italian version here)

WHAT DO YOU NEED

- S3

- Mobile Odin Pro

- Rom

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

BE AWARE THAT THIS PROCEDURE WILL ONLY WORK IF YOUR PHONE IS ROOTED

1) First of all choose a Rom and download it. Choose from here, here or here

2) Copy the rom to your external SD Card

3) COnnect to wifi and download Mobile Odin Pro for Google Play

4) Install and open it.

5) If you have flashed rom with PC Odin you are used to "PDA", "CSC" etc...all this voices are replaced by "open file" on your Mobile Odin Pro. So choose "open file" and browse to your rom

6) Once selected, i suggest to you to tick "wipe data and cache" and "wipe dalvik cache". This could avoid problems.

7) Tap on "Flash Firmware" which corresponds to "start" in PC version of odin.

8) Your Phone will reboot in "Mobile Odin Pro Recovery Mode" and flash will begin. Wait until it's finished

9) Once finished, the phone will reboot

10) Enjoy your new flashed phone!!!

HOW TO APPLY CRT EFFECT, EXTENDER POWER MENU AND MULTIWINDOW FOR ALL APPS (italian version here)

WHAT DO YOU NEED

- S3

- MOD

- BUSYBOX

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

1) Download and install BusyBox from marketplace

2) Once installe, open it and grant root access.

3) Wait for the "voices" on the screen to end and then hit install.

4) Choose Smart Install and wait till the end

5) Once finished, close BusyBox

6) Download the correct MOD version for your build and put it to ExternalSD

7) Reboot phone in Recovery by pressing VOLUME UP + HOME BUTTON + POWER BUTTON

8) Once in recovery, choose “install zip from sdcard” and confirm

9) Select “choose a zip from external sd card” and confirm

10) Browse to your MOD and confirm

11) Hit YES

12) Once finished, select “Go Back”

13) Select “Reboot System Now”

14) Phone will reboot and update himself

15) Search for “Multi Window Control” and start it

16) Grant Root Access

17) Select “Add applications”

18) At this point you have to choice any single app that you want in Multi Window

19) Once selected, press back button and then hit “Kill It”

20) Go Back to Homescreen and open multiwindow (by pressing and keeping pressed back button) and you will see all the app you've chosen!!!

21) CRT effect and Extended power menu should be working without having to do anithing else!!!

HOW TO FLASH CUSTOM KERNEL VIA ODIN (italian version here)

WHAT DO YOU NEED

- KERNEL

- S3

- PC

- ODIN

- USB CABLE

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

1) Choose a kernel that you like and download it

2) Reboot your phone in download mode, do this by pressing and keep pressed Volume Down, Home and Power Button

3) Once in the Triangle screen, press Volume Up to enter download mode

4) Connect the phone to PC by USB cable

5) Start ODIN as administrator

6) Make sure that phone is detected (odin shoul show which port is using)

7) Make sure that only F. Reset and AutoReboot are ticked, nothing else.

8) Click on PDA and browse to your chosen Rom

9) Once selected, you will find your rom's path next to PDA voice

10) Hit START

11) Wait for the end WITHOUT removing your phone. When Finished a green square with PASS text will appear.

12) Phone will reboot

13) Enjoy your new kernel!!!!

HOW TO ENABLE EXTERNAL SDCARD AS MASS STORAGE (italian version here)

WHAT DO YOU NEED

- SGS3 EASY UMS

- USB CABLE

- PC

- S3

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO

1) Download and install SGS3 Easy UMS

2) Connect phone to pc using the usb cable

3) Launch SGS3 Easy UMS

4) Choose UMS MODE

5) Some driver will be installed on your PC

6) IF your PC didn't detect immediatly the sd as mass storage, just reboot both phone and PC

7) Once rebooted, connect again S3 and PC using USB cable

8) Launch SGS3 Easy UMS

9) Choose UMS MODE

10) This time all should work properly. Enjoy!

HOW TO RESET FLASH COUNTER (A.K.A. TRIANGLE AWAY) (italian version here)

WHAT DO YOU NEED

- S3

- TRIANGLE AWAY APP

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

1) Download and install CHAINFIRE Triangle away from the market

2) Once installed, run the app

3) Once started, after a very fast loading, you will be asked to confirm your phone model. Make sure that model displayed and your phone model are the same, otherwise your phone will be bricked

4) A warning window will appear, confirm with ok

5) Scroll down till you found the "reflash counter" voice and select it

6) Phone will reboot in a special mode, confirm that you want to continue by pressing "volume up" and the wiping of memory will start. Wait till the end

7) That's all, now your flash counter should be resetted

As soon as i learn something else i will publish it.

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